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Employment horizon scanner—dates for your diary

Practice Note: Employment horizon scanner—dates for your diary scans the horizon for what’s new, and upcoming changes in employment law. It details upcoming dates of relevance for employment lawyers, covering cases, legislation and consultations, presented in a chronological format.

Employment Rights Bill—tracker

Practice Note: Employment Rights Bill—tracker provides a summary of the provisions of the Employment Rights Bill 2024 (ERB) and tracks the progress of the ERB through the parliamentary process. It also tracks the various public consultations that are expected to be conducted in relation to the detail of various aspects of the ERB and its secondary implementing legislation. The Practice Note provides an overview of the topics covered by the ERB, the relevant clause and/or Schedule details, a brief overview of the relevant provisions, whether further consultation and/or secondary legislation will be required, and links to Practice Notes that set out further details on the current position. The Practice Note summarises consultations issued on matters covered by the ERB and gives details

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